NY State Senate Bill S236

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Jan 09, 2019	referred to health

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S236 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4972
2017-2018: S106

S236 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study of the practice of obstetrical ultrasound procedures for non-medical and non-diagnostic purposes.

S236 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S236

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act directing the commissioner of health to conduct
a study of the practice of obstetrical ultrasound procedures for non-
medical and non-diagnostic purposes

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation would direct the Commissioner of Health to conduct a
study analyzing the practice of conducting prolonged and/or unnecessary
ultrasounds for non-medical and non-diagnostic purposes from both a
medical and business perspective.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill requires the commissioner of health to conduct a
study analyzing the impact of conducting prolonged and/or unnecessary
ultrasounds for non-medical and non-diagnostic purposes on the health of
the receiving individual, as well as analyzing the proliferation of
business offering such services and the adequacy of the current require-

ments for maintenance and operation of ultrasound machines.

Section 2 of the bill provides that the act shall take effect immediate-
ly.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Obstetrical ultrasound procedures are an immensely useful medical tool
to ensure the health of a mother and her fetus during pregnancy. When
used for medical procedures, ultrasounds are considered to be safe and
non-invasive, and help to confirm a pregnancy, determine whether vaginal
bleeding is occurring, and monitor a fetus' heartbeat.

However, despite its usefulness, an ultrasound is still a procedure that
should be administered by a licensed medical professional and should not
be commercialized for the purposes of recording fetal "keepsake" videos
and images. The FDA has released a statement urging people not to use
ultrasound devices in this manner, as it is unclear what impact
prolonged exposure to these devices might have on the health of the
fetus and the mother. The FDA notes that ultrasounds can produce slight
tissue heating and cavitation, the long-term health impacts of which are
currently unknown.

This legislation would direct the commissioner of health to conduct a
study of this practice, and determine the health impacts of the practice
along with the proliferation of these kind of "keepsake" imaging busi-
nesses in the State of New York.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.0106 of 2017-2018 (Hoylman): Died in Health
S.4972 of 2015-2016 (Hoylman): Died in Rules (2015)/Died in Health
(2016)

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   236

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT directing the commissioner of health to conduct a  study  of  the
  practice  of  obstetrical  ultrasound  procedures  for non-medical and
  non-diagnostic purposes

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  a.  The  commissioner  of health is directed to conduct a
study of the practice of obstetrical ultrasound procedures for non-medi-
cal and non-diagnostic purposes. Subjects to be studied  shall  include,
but not be limited to, the health impact of prolonged and/or unnecessary
exposure  to  an  ultrasound  machine,  the  proliferation of businesses
offering such services in the state, and the  adequacy  of  the  current
requirements  for  operation and maintenance of ultrasound machines. The
study shall contain any  recommendations  that  the  commissioner  finds
necessary  for  regulatory  or statutory restrictions on the practice of
non-medical and non-diagnostic obstetrical ultrasound procedures.
  b. The commissioner of health shall report, publish and  transmit  his
or her findings to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minor-
ity  leader  of  the assembly, the temporary president of the senate and
the minority leader of the senate on or before one year  from  the  date
this act shall take effect.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05428-01-9

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